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Speeches

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 842 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 15 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/198B/212
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Letter from Herbert Morrison (Home Secretary) to WSC stating that he has supplied him with copies of a number of his speeches, and asking for a copy of the speech WSC made today at the Conservative conference. Annotated by WSC in red ink, "The Times report probably correct. I have not read it".

Dates: 15 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open, with the exception of folios 63 and 202 which have been closed on the instructions of the Cabinet Office under S23 of the Freedom of Information Act but are available in 'sanitised' form. Review 2021.
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(Untitled), 21 May 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/11/6
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Letter from Edward, Lord Halifax [earlier Edward Wood and Lord Irwin, Foreign Secretary] to WSC congratulating him on a recent broadcast; asks if he would see [1st] Lord Trenchard.

Dates: 21 May 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/229A/35-36
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Letter from Captain Charles Craig (Old Brewery House, Malmesbury, Wiltshire) to WSC thanking him on behalf of "thousands upon thousands" of Ulstermen for comments WSC has made on Ulster's war contribution, recalling a visit by WSC to Belfast [Ulster, Ireland, in February 1912], commenting on his own war work, and on Irish politics. [signed manuscript; annotated by WSC's Private Office].

Dates: 14 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Dec 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/22B/302-352
Scope and Contents Speech notes for WSC's speech (10 December, House of Commons) on foreign affairs including: the partition of Ireland and imperial preference; relations with the United States; the achievements of General Dwight Eisenhower; government policy regarding Germany and assistance to the people of Berlin; the progress of European integration; affairs in Palestine and Spain; and the likelihood of war with the Soviet Union.Typescript speaking notes laid out in "psalm style" to aid delivery with...
Dates: 10 Dec 1948
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Jan 1946

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/158/68-69
Scope and Contents Copy of a letter from WSC (As from 5905, North Bay Road, Miami Beach, Florida) to President Harry Truman including: thanks for the use of a plane which he intends to use to travel to Cuba; the possibility that he will travel to Veracruz [Mexico] to paint; arrangements to meet with Truman to discuss WSC's planned message at Fulton [Missouri, United States]), commenting "I think it very likely that we shall be in full agreement about it. Under your auspices anything I say will command some...
Dates: 29 Jan 1946
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Oct 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/230B/349-350
Scope and Contents Letter from F McCluer, President, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri [United States] to WSC inviting him to deliver the Green Lecture(s) in 1945-6 at Westminster College, expressing the hope that "any discussions coming from you and delivered from this forum...will be of immense and enduring significance, and will promote the international understanding requisite to the maintenance of peace", informing him that there will be an honorarium, and suggesting publication of the lecture. He...
Dates: 03 Oct 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Visit to Bonn [Germany], 1971

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF 3/6/1
Scope and Contents

Speech and travel.

Dates: 1971
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"Wars are not won by evacuations", 04 Jun 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/140A/9-28
Scope and Contents Typescript copy of notes for WSC's speech on the fall of Belgium and surrender of King [Leopold] of Belgium; the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk [France]; the successes of the RAF; losses of men and weaponry; military development and the possibility of German invasion. Speech includes the phrase "We shall fight on the beaches . . . We shall never surrender".Carbon typescript copy with some manuscript annotations in ink [not by WSC] laid out in "psalm style" apart...
Dates: 04 Jun 1940
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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"Waving to the crowds in Whitehall", 1945-05-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 1/243
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Photo taken from above and behind WSC shows him facing away from the camera and standing at a balcony looking down at a huge crowd of people below. He has a cigar in his mouth and is holding his hand up making a victory sign. A microphone is just seen in front of him.

Dates: 1945-05-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original.
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Wednesday Speech: Blackpool [Lancashire], 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF 3/2/88
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers cover all Wolff's positions in the Conservative Party: his work in the Research Department, 1965-70; then as Special Adviser to the Government, 1970-74 (the files from this period are the most numerous, containing Government papers); then Director-General of the Party. Particular sequences in the papers include the reports of the Opinion Research Centre, a large number of subject files and files relating to the 1970 General Election, particularly speeches.

Dates: 1966
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Weekend Speeches, 1971 - 1972

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WLFF 3/3/85
Scope and Contents

Text.

Dates: 1971 - 1972
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"Winston S. Churchill. His Memoirs and His Speeches", 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WCHL 12/18
Scope and Contents Issued by Decca. In a black presentation slipcase, with an illustrated booklet. Comprising twelve 33rpm 12" records. Record 1, side 1: Winston Churchill reflects upon the hour of the Armistice, 11 November 1918; and Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1919 to 1929, "The Follies of the Victors". Record 1, side 2: Winston Churchill reads from his history "The Second World War", 1919 to 1929, "The Follies of...
Dates: 1964
Conditions Governing Access: Access copies available for: Record 3, side 6, "Tradition and Novelty in Art", Royal Academy Banquet, London, 30 April 1938; Record 6, side 12, "Wars Are Not Won by Evacuations", House of Commons, 4 June 1940; Record 8, side 15, "The Few", House of Commons, 20 August 1940.
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Wrestling with the Angel, 1973-03 - 1988-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 1/4/33
Scope and Contents Correspondence, mainly with representatives of the SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge) and SPCK Sheldon Press, on the publication and sales of a collection of JEP's writings on the Gospel, Wrestling with the Angel. Other correspondents include: Bryan Magee, on including the text of a television dialogue between himself and JEP in the book (3); James Kinlay, Features Editor of the Sunday Express, on JEP's article Why I Believe in God (3). Also includes: royalty...
Dates: 1973-03 - 1988-04
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
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WSC speaking in support of Nigel Davies, 1950-02-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 5/3/54
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Photograph shows WSC at Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford [Essex] shown standing with his hands in his pockets looking amused. Those seated around him, including Mr West and local candidate Nigel Davies, are smiling and clapping.

Dates: 1950-02-15
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Digital copies are available, to protect the fragile original
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WSC speeches, 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WCHL 12/20
Scope and Contents

12" gramophone records, including: Westward, Look, the Land is Bright; The German Invasion; Give us the Tools; On Towards the Ridge; The Atlantic Charter; Steady Through the Storm.

Dates: 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: The majority of items in WCHL 12 are closed on physical grounds, but some individual records do have access copies on cd: see catalogue for details.
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WSC speeches, 1940 - 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WCHL 12/21
Scope and Contents

12" gramophone records.

Dates: 1940 - 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: The majority of items in WCHL 12 are closed on physical grounds, but some individual records do have access copies on cd: see catalogue for details.
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WSC's speech for the debate on the address, 06 Nov 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 5/45A/6-52
Scope and Contents Speech notes WSC's speech (House of Commons) for the debate on the address, on subjects including: the political divisions in the country; the charge of war-mongering laid against the Conservatives, and the need for steady government; the restoration of university representation in Parliament; the repeal of the Iron and Steel Nationalization Act; future parliamentary business, including the defence debate; keeping the Minister of Education out of the Cabinet, and Welsh representation in...
Dates: 06 Nov 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open